Re: Football Chat Thread : Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:00 pm
Dan_FC wrote:
I didn't say you couldn't have an opinion, I'm just surprised it was that way to be honest. Seen the incident a few times and I don't see why you've made such a big thing of it. Makoun comes running over, Jagielka anticipates the tackle and Makound slows/stops just as he gets there, although there is still slight contact. I don't remeber the papers making that big a thing of anyone diving for one incident, Ronado, nani do it constantly that's why they were singled out. There's been worse and nothing made of it. Whether the contact was enough to take him over was debatable, calling him a cheat is way OTT.
The fact that nobody mentioned it is the exact reason I did. Selective reporting by journalists frustrates me. Jagielka diving isn't a big story unfortunatley. I can't remember many worse than that to be honest. Berbatov against Liverpool? Nah, at least he waited for contact rather than went looking for it. If it was a high profile player the press would be all over it. Nothing against Everton or Jagielka, just saw a horrendous dive and not peep from the press. I even heard Kamara suggesting what Lovenkrands did (starting a move in an offside position) is comparable. Metal.
